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michelle nun, people that are first timers trying to get into the senate, they're all calling for shinseki to step down. he's become politically toxic. the symbol of this and you can sit there and say, maybe he could work it through and get a new guy in. he's not going to know what the situation is. but sometimes the political perception just overwhelms the reality. and quite frankly, it's not as if shinseki looks like he's been on top of this whole scandal which has been going on for some time. this is not a new problem for the v.a. >> chris, critics say that president obama has been weak on benghazi, on fast and furious, on the irs, just letting lois lerner resign after she pleaded the fifth and says she wasn't going to say anything. if shinseki stays -- >> anna, let's listen in for just a moment. he just referred to the last two weeks. here is eric shinseki. >> you give homeless veterans hope, you give them dignity, you give them homes, and you give them real chances at a future. that is the never ending story here. it needs to be told, retold, but told well. since 2009 v.a. has proven
michelle nun, people that are first timers trying to get into the senate, they're all calling for shinseki to step down. he's become politically toxic. the symbol of this and you can sit there and say, maybe he could work it through and get a new guy in. he's not going to know what the situation is. but sometimes the political perception just overwhelms the reality. and quite frankly, it's not as if shinseki looks like he's been on top of this whole scandal which has been going on for some...
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it's like the anti-michelle obama. >> exactly. it's the bad cop good cop. >> but they've drawn the same reaction. so it's -- >> that's a great point. >> michelle obama kind of might as well have gone the full bloomberg. if people are going to be like you're the nanny trying to interfere in my life, mike bloomberg has shown that you can make that approach work and you won't win on everything. he wasn't able to ban large sodas. he took a lot of flak for it. but he had a lot of big effects in new york. >> in some ways it feels to me, this is exactly the fight we're having over health care, right? the fights we're having over increasing the minimum wage. we're talking about predominantly low-income people for whom access to fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy food is not as readily available. a lot of bodegas do not sell them. right? so for a lot of children you're going to get that nutrition at school. we know kids do better in school when they have proper nutrition. and again, we're seeing that these things are actually working
it's like the anti-michelle obama. >> exactly. it's the bad cop good cop. >> but they've drawn the same reaction. so it's -- >> that's a great point. >> michelle obama kind of might as well have gone the full bloomberg. if people are going to be like you're the nanny trying to interfere in my life, mike bloomberg has shown that you can make that approach work and you won't win on everything. he wasn't able to ban large sodas. he took a lot of flak for it. but he had a...
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up next, michelle obama versus republicans on nutrition. when we arrived at our hotel in new york, the porter was so incredibly careful careless with our bags. and the room they gave us, it was beautiful. a broom closet. but the best part, / worst part, was the shower. my wife drying herself with the egyptian cotton towels, shower curtain defined that whole vacation for her. don't just visit new york. visit tripadvisor new york. with millions of reviews, a visit to tripadvisor makes any destination better. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release
up next, michelle obama versus republicans on nutrition. when we arrived at our hotel in new york, the porter was so incredibly careful careless with our bags. and the room they gave us, it was beautiful. a broom closet. but the best part, / worst part, was the shower. my wife drying herself with the egyptian cotton towels, shower curtain defined that whole vacation for her. don't just visit new york. visit tripadvisor new york. with millions of reviews, a visit to tripadvisor makes any...
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later, house republicans pick a fight with michelle obama. and she is fighting back. ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable we know you do so much more. way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez
later, house republicans pick a fight with michelle obama. and she is fighting back. ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. [ female announcer...
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it was a direct assault against changes championed by michelle obama. and the arguments offered up, they were just laughable. >> i would dare say that most of what you had for breakfast this morning would not meet that standard. you would -- you would be sent to detention for what you had this morning. you wasn't served snickers and hamburgers every day. that's not what in my small town up in northwest alabama, that's not what the lunch ladies served every day. >> the breakfast snacks being served this morning here in the room undoubtedly not pass anybody's test. pistachio nuts, pea nuts, crackers. >> let me get this straight. our kids should eat poorly because members of congress eat poorly too. i mean that's what republicans think. their bill would allow schools to opt out of nutrition rules requiring schools to limit salt, sugar and fat and to add more fruits and vegetables to school lunches. the move makes zero sense. and today, the first lady hit back in an op-ed piece saying, "as parents, we always put our children's interests first. our leaders i
it was a direct assault against changes championed by michelle obama. and the arguments offered up, they were just laughable. >> i would dare say that most of what you had for breakfast this morning would not meet that standard. you would -- you would be sent to detention for what you had this morning. you wasn't served snickers and hamburgers every day. that's not what in my small town up in northwest alabama, that's not what the lunch ladies served every day. >> the breakfast...
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it was a direct assault against changes championed by michelle obama. and the arguments offered up, they were just laughable. >> i would dare say that most of what you had for breakfast this morning would not meet that standard. you would -- you would be sent to detention for what you had this morning. you wasn't served s
it was a direct assault against changes championed by michelle obama. and the arguments offered up, they were just laughable. >> i would dare say that most of what you had for breakfast this morning would not meet that standard. you would -- you would be sent to detention for what you had this morning. you wasn't served s
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. >> reporter: michelle obama uncharacteristically tackling politics head on. now, the mill which includes a temporary nutrition waiver would be discussed by a house committee. that's washington speak for the legislation is still in its early stages. back to you. >> thank you. >>> carson daly is here. got more reaction to that revealing interview with edward snowden. >> good morning, guys. how are you doing? >> good. >> interesting to watch as you heard from the interview with brian. the online opinion is the exact same. come over to the orange room and let me try to break it down what we know all day yesterday and during the interview on "prime" here on nbc. we asked you to #traitor or #patriot. it showed the twitter activity during the day yesterday. you see the surge in a second. green patriot, blue, traitor. getting a lot of activity during the interview itself. pretty much, by and large, we saw this trend, 53% of you, the majority of you listed edward snowden as a traitor. okay. now, this is where it gets interesting, 9:00 p.m. eastern time, an hour before
. >> reporter: michelle obama uncharacteristically tackling politics head on. now, the mill which includes a temporary nutrition waiver would be discussed by a house committee. that's washington speak for the legislation is still in its early stages. back to you. >> thank you. >>> carson daly is here. got more reaction to that revealing interview with edward snowden. >> good morning, guys. how are you doing? >> good. >> interesting to watch as you heard...
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first lady michelle obama then lashes out. the gop fires back yesterday, defending its actions. now the first lady is again returning fire. in a "new york times" op-ed this morning saying, quote, when we make decisions about our kids' health, we rely on doctors and experts who can give us accurate information based on sound science. our leaders in washington should do the same, end quote. >>> an adult film star takes on toronto mayor rob ford. california residents want to create a 51st state. and a smaller chris christie. all that in "scrambled politics" next. u. you fed your lawn earlier this spring and now you're at it again. we're concerned. scott: (chuckles) thanks neighbors, but summer's on its way. and while the grass may look bonnie green and lovely now, it still needs a late-spring feeding to keep it that way. another feeding now with scotts strengthens and helps defend your lawn from the brutal heat and heavy use to come. nbr: we knew that, right guys? oh yeah... let's go feed! scott: get scotts turf builder lawn food. feed your lawn. feed it! what's your favorite kind
first lady michelle obama then lashes out. the gop fires back yesterday, defending its actions. now the first lady is again returning fire. in a "new york times" op-ed this morning saying, quote, when we make decisions about our kids' health, we rely on doctors and experts who can give us accurate information based on sound science. our leaders in washington should do the same, end quote. >>> an adult film star takes on toronto mayor rob ford. california residents want to...
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be our best selves, in fact, she inspired my own mother to name my sister maya, like so many others michelle and i will always cherish the time we were privileged to spend with maya, end quote. to listen to maya angelou was one of the greatest teachers her parting word of wisdom came two days ago when she tweeted this. listen to yourself and in that quietude, you might hear the voice of god. and here now, is more of maya angelou in her own words. >> i don't know how much longer i will be around or how much longer i will write about people that i have known and times that i have lived and things that i have done. but if there is time, i probably will be writing when the lord says "maya, it's time." i will be probably writing a poem or trying to write some music or, an autobiography. >> you may write me down in history with your bitter twisted lies, you may trod men the very dirt but still like dust, i will rise. >> clap hands and let us get from the low road of indifference. clap hands, let us come together and reveal our hearts. let us come together and revive our spirits. let us come togeth
be our best selves, in fact, she inspired my own mother to name my sister maya, like so many others michelle and i will always cherish the time we were privileged to spend with maya, end quote. to listen to maya angelou was one of the greatest teachers her parting word of wisdom came two days ago when she tweeted this. listen to yourself and in that quietude, you might hear the voice of god. and here now, is more of maya angelou in her own words. >> i don't know how much longer i will be...
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. >> o'donnell: and michelle miller remembers maya angelou. >> i hope to speak directly to the hearts and minds of my fellow americans and say, "look at us. look at us." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm norah o'donnell. and this is our western edition. president obama is calling the latest revelations in the v.a. scandal extremely troubling. a report today from the internal watchdogs in the department of veterans affairs says more than 1,000 vets seeking care at a v.a. hospital in phoenix were waiting for appointments they might never get because they were never even put on a list. in addition, records were manipulated to show that veterans who got appointments waited an average of 24 days. the actual wait time was 115 days. and it's not just in phoenix. the report says the problems are widespread. nancy cordes is on capitol hill and has more. nancy. >> reporter: norah, investigators say they have already interviewed dozens of v.a. schedulers, and some of them say they were encouraged by
. >> o'donnell: and michelle miller remembers maya angelou. >> i hope to speak directly to the hearts and minds of my fellow americans and say, "look at us. look at us." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm norah o'donnell. and this is our western edition. president obama is calling the latest revelations in the v.a. scandal extremely troubling. a report today...
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. >> he wrote today, michelle and i join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights in the world, a brilliant writer, a fears friend and an amazing woman. >> knew maya angelou well and today i asked him about her greatest contributions. >> maya angelou must be considered an institution. she made a lasting contribution to make the american community a better communities. she helped us move closer to the better community. she used her pen, she used her mind. her books, her poems, her ability to speak to the heart and the soul of america. she dit, and she did it well. >> you and maya angelou received the presidential medal of freedom. what do you think that award meant to her? >> she was so deservedly honored. i can see it in her face. it meant everything to her. for someone who was born in st. louis and grew up in her younger days in arkansas, and later to become part of the civil rights movement, to work with martin luther king, jr. she felt more than lucky. she felt very blessed. and she used the time that she had on this little piece of real estate well. she
. >> he wrote today, michelle and i join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights in the world, a brilliant writer, a fears friend and an amazing woman. >> knew maya angelou well and today i asked him about her greatest contributions. >> maya angelou must be considered an institution. she made a lasting contribution to make the american community a better communities. she helped us move closer to the better community. she used her pen, she used her...
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mister obama released a statement.saying in part: >>"michelle and i join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights of our time: a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman.maya was many things.but above all, she was a storyteller, and her greatest stories were true." >> reporter:maya angelou had a global reputation. she had good friends here in the bay area too. those who knew her well say she used here heart and her words to make the world a better place. >> she did it as a poet and writer. she did it as a person who is what i was caught a fuel fool human being she was just that so full of of information and down to earth as so smart and intelligent a greek woman. a great woman ... a full human being. >> i went to north carolina to talk with tar and talk about our friendship and those were the memories that will carry me. >> reporter: told us that maya value honesty and truth over flattery and she did not realize her and pat how big it was. over people. >> catherine: on our facebook page pin or leaving their favorite memories and of my
mister obama released a statement.saying in part: >>"michelle and i join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights of our time: a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman.maya was many things.but above all, she was a storyteller, and her greatest stories were true." >> reporter:maya angelou had a global reputation. she had good friends here in the bay area too. those who knew her well say she used here heart and her words to...
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>> why would you want to raise your own kids when michelle obama will do it for you? in fact, she'll do it at gun point. >> we don't like paying millions of dollars for mrs. obama's vacations. that's a little bit of a waste. they understand it's a little bit of uppity-ism. >> i mean, it's a little beyond partisanship. it's extra venom in these attacks on the president and the first lady, jonathan. >> well, it's extra venom, it's extra personal. there is in a lot of those comments, especially rush limbaugh's last comment, there is something really personal, very harsh about the criticism. look, presidents and first ladies are criticized all the time, remember president george w. bush was criticized for being on vacation all the time, a whole lot more often than president obama. he went on vacations, first lady laura bush traveled around the world representing the united states, which is what she is supposed to do as first lady of the united states, but, yes, i agree with you, that a lot of the criticism being hurled at the president go way beyond disagreements over pol
>> why would you want to raise your own kids when michelle obama will do it for you? in fact, she'll do it at gun point. >> we don't like paying millions of dollars for mrs. obama's vacations. that's a little bit of a waste. they understand it's a little bit of uppity-ism. >> i mean, it's a little beyond partisanship. it's extra venom in these attacks on the president and the first lady, jonathan. >> well, it's extra venom, it's extra personal. there is in a lot of those...
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what do you think about the fact that michelle obama is very passionate about this for school lunches? some republicans want to scale it back. they say, kids don't want to eat that stuff. >> come on, as moms we realize -- we can prepare nutritious and delicious healthy foods. i think it's a copout. >> you do? >> of course, it is. >> i have trouble getting my kids to eat that stuff. sometimes i give in. what's the difference between what i'm doing at home and the school lunches? >> there are great foods that can be prepared with healthy dips and wonderful vegetables -- >> send them over to me, beatty. laura? >> i don't think so. sometimes you put stuff in the lunchbox and it's like, did you eat lunch? i traded something or something else. but good nutrition starts at home. my kids know they have to have vegetables every night for dinner. they get to choose what they want and what they put on them. >> what's the problem with having healthier lunches at school? >> i actually called and talked to a director at a preschool who's been in the school system for over 20 years. i wanted to spea
what do you think about the fact that michelle obama is very passionate about this for school lunches? some republicans want to scale it back. they say, kids don't want to eat that stuff. >> come on, as moms we realize -- we can prepare nutritious and delicious healthy foods. i think it's a copout. >> you do? >> of course, it is. >> i have trouble getting my kids to eat that stuff. sometimes i give in. what's the difference between what i'm doing at home and the school...
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also ahead on the first lady, michelle obama takes on congress. she has some strong words for some of our country's top politicians. you will hear why she is so fired up. >> 11 days ago the centers for disease control announced that a third person in the united states had contracted mers, but now the cdc officials are saying they were wrong. so senior medical correspondent joining me. that was when we made a really big deal because we thought it was a really deal that it went from person to person right. it appeared that it went from person to person with a one hour business meeting and a handsh e handshake. so we should be saying thank goodness. this is alg tbs sum wauss -- they had a press conference and said third infection and then they say guess what we were wrong. the first two tests were positive and they said look we wanted to let the public know. we are here to be transparent. we wanted to tell people. the third test is the one that said no and it would have been irresponsible of us to not report a positive response. this is such a new di
also ahead on the first lady, michelle obama takes on congress. she has some strong words for some of our country's top politicians. you will hear why she is so fired up. >> 11 days ago the centers for disease control announced that a third person in the united states had contracted mers, but now the cdc officials are saying they were wrong. so senior medical correspondent joining me. that was when we made a really big deal because we thought it was a really deal that it went from person...
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let's go on to michelle. something about "snl" and dropping pants. michelle says, i recently met a nice man, and our communications were frequent. several times a day through texting. we went out several times and a text telling me how amazing i am. he's a sports psychologist and often flies out of town on a moment's notice. our communication now is a couple of times a week. while i realize things have changed in the dating world, i'm over 50, whatever happened to dating etiquette? i was always taught if i amman wants to date you, he'll go out of his way to. i'm seriously considering telling him good-bye. am i wrong? >> when people say times have changed, i always think it's dangerous when somebody has bought into the current epoch we're in where guys don't call anymore. they just text. we don't go on dates anymore. the moment you buy into that, you've lost. because the woman who demands more respect, she's different from everyone else. firstly, a big tip for women is you've -- if you want a guy to call you more, say to him, in a text message, you ca
let's go on to michelle. something about "snl" and dropping pants. michelle says, i recently met a nice man, and our communications were frequent. several times a day through texting. we went out several times and a text telling me how amazing i am. he's a sports psychologist and often flies out of town on a moment's notice. our communication now is a couple of times a week. while i realize things have changed in the dating world, i'm over 50, whatever happened to dating etiquette? i...
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let's start with the core of the dispute here between michelle obama and some house republicans. what is critical about having these standard? what would be wrong with letting some district maybe waive them? >> well, what we are seeing right now is an attempt for politics and politicians to really override our, our scientists, nutritionists to set standards about what our kids should be eating in school. we know we need to put our kids first. we have seen this before. not so long ago, congress stepped in. along with industry interests to determine pizza should be a vegetable in our school lunch program. parents everywhere know that is ridiculous. what we are seeing is an attempt to wind back the standards. and not putting what's best for health and well being at the forefront. >> sam, i wish pizza was a vegetable. >> yeah, you know. wishful thinking. that's just not the case. >> politicians and politics here. this is politics do. you think it is a coincidence here, house republicans have zeroed in on an obscure part of nutrition standards happens to be the first lady's primary do
let's start with the core of the dispute here between michelle obama and some house republicans. what is critical about having these standard? what would be wrong with letting some district maybe waive them? >> well, what we are seeing right now is an attempt for politics and politicians to really override our, our scientists, nutritionists to set standards about what our kids should be eating in school. we know we need to put our kids first. we have seen this before. not so long ago,...
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today at the white house, michelle obama took on republicans in congress who are trying to put politics ahead of our nation's children. she hit back on a new gop-led effort to scale back her healthy school lunch initiative. >> we're now seeing efforts in congress to roll back these new standard and undo the hard work that all of you, all of us have done on behalf of our kids and, you know,
today at the white house, michelle obama took on republicans in congress who are trying to put politics ahead of our nation's children. she hit back on a new gop-led effort to scale back her healthy school lunch initiative. >> we're now seeing efforts in congress to roll back these new standard and undo the hard work that all of you, all of us have done on behalf of our kids and, you know,
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i'm michelle griego. a girl from antioch manages to get away from a man she says forced her into prostitution. the teenagerscaped from a stockton motel and called 911 and told police she had run away from home and was forced into prostitution by a man she had met months ago. police say when they caught hip, three other taked girls were in his car. >>> someone in san francisco stole giants' star hunter pence's scooter. it was swiped last night from outside epic roast house on the embarcadero while he was having dinner and rewards are now being offered for its return. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. t john perez when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. >>> thre
i'm michelle griego. a girl from antioch manages to get away from a man she says forced her into prostitution. the teenagerscaped from a stockton motel and called 911 and told police she had run away from home and was forced into prostitution by a man she had met months ago. police say when they caught hip, three other taked girls were in his car. >>> someone in san francisco stole giants' star hunter pence's scooter. it was swiped last night from outside epic roast house on the...
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. >> host: michelle gillespie who was r.j. reynolds? >> guest: one of the original tobacco manufacturers in the united states fish. he was selling chewing tobacco and became the manufacturer for the entire country he. he was the son the second data 16 of a tobacco planter before the civil for to own over 50 slaves the largest slaveholder in patrick county virginia. so r.j. reynolds and grew up the board 1850's and learn to fill whole business of growing tobacco from his father and also he was the entrepreneurial and pretty shrewd recognized it is great to grow tobacco but maybe even better to sell that. and his profit to manufacture. he took that tobacco and created his own plantation and a manufacturing plant he had his sons and his lawyers how to figure out to turn the plant into chewing tobacco. keys so that before the civil war and afterwards during reconstruction he had his son continue to learn the business. his father figure out if you are losing money in the tobacco trade with the end of the civil war and taught his sons how to
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. >> we have been talking with michele gillespie, author of this book catherine and r.j. reynolds partners in the making of the new south. thank you for your time. "after words" with jeffrey rosen of the national constitution center. this week justice john paul stevenstevens in his latest boox amendments how and why we should change the constitution. the u.s. supreme court justice targets gun violence, the death penalty, gerrymandering and campaign finance and amendments that he leaves with better protect and empower citizens. the program is about an hour. >>> welcome, justice stevens. on behalf of the constitution center integrates to see you. you honor the constitution center a few weeks ago by visiting us at the constitution center as you know it's the only institution in america that has a charter to disseminate information about the constitution on the nonpartisan basis. and i can't think of a better book to discuss in connection with the commission then your wonderful new book, six amendments how and why we should change the constitution. you propose constitutional
. >> we have been talking with michele gillespie, author of this book catherine and r.j. reynolds partners in the making of the new south. thank you for your time. "after words" with jeffrey rosen of the national constitution center. this week justice john paul stevenstevens in his latest boox amendments how and why we should change the constitution. the u.s. supreme court justice targets gun violence, the death penalty, gerrymandering and campaign finance and amendments that he...
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>> similar to michelle, throw my career, mandatory minimums were an important tool to incapacitate bad actors and incapacitate bad actors and create incentives to cooperate. i have used them extensively. >> my time is up. >> do you have any concern about the fact that is somewhat related that a lawyer, stockbroker, well respected wall street -- friday afternoons, the regular routine where somebody comes in with their $200 worth of powder cocaine. if you are caught, you will be told my goodness gracious. we will give you a week doing some kind of public service. helping clean up the local park or something. if you are a minority kid in the inner-city, you buy $200 worth of crack cocaine, you get a mandatory minimum and go to prison? you will never get a job when you come out? you see a problem with that? >> it concerns me most -- both because i am concerned about disparate treatment of people and the perception that the system is not fair so i think it is important both be taken seriously. >> senator graham? >> thank you for coming today. i appreciate the leadership you are providing at
>> similar to michelle, throw my career, mandatory minimums were an important tool to incapacitate bad actors and incapacitate bad actors and create incentives to cooperate. i have used them extensively. >> my time is up. >> do you have any concern about the fact that is somewhat related that a lawyer, stockbroker, well respected wall street -- friday afternoons, the regular routine where somebody comes in with their $200 worth of powder cocaine. if you are caught, you will be...
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she e-mailed michelle malcon and called up a conservative radio host and 200 people showed up. they look back at it as the very first tea party protest, even if the name didn't come along until two weeks later when rick santelli suggested the idea of having a tea party in chicago. after that, the major organizing began. a whole bunch of groups with the tea party name sprang up, some of them grassroots and some formed with major backing from industry and political donors like the billionaire koch brothers, who soon branched out from issues embracing a full-scale agenda. they labeled lawmakers as rinos, republicans in name only. bob bennett, richard lugar and mike castle, all kicked out of washington by fights within their own party. christine o'donnell, joe miller and sharon engle, tea party favorites, earned nominations instead. they were too extreme for the states they have been running in. tea party candidates have been coming up short leading to ed had lines that suggests the tea party is done. that might very well be the case but not necessarily for the reasons being common
she e-mailed michelle malcon and called up a conservative radio host and 200 people showed up. they look back at it as the very first tea party protest, even if the name didn't come along until two weeks later when rick santelli suggested the idea of having a tea party in chicago. after that, the major organizing began. a whole bunch of groups with the tea party name sprang up, some of them grassroots and some formed with major backing from industry and political donors like the billionaire...
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in the contest of upper mobility, barack and michelle obama have won, but they have won by being twice as good and enduring twice as much. whatever the obama children achieve, it will be evidence of their family's singular perseverance, not of broad equality. and yet, president obama in many ways is seen as a down payment on a form of reparation that already exists. >> i think people confuse individual achievement with racist inequality and those are two different things. it was great that jackie robinson integrated the majors. that didn't mean everything went away. it's great that we have a black president right now. that doesn't make everything go away. it's so interesting you read that particular paragraph because that was the one we fought the most over internally. but i think it's a very, very important point to make, that we aren't talking about a class-based thing here. or an income-based thing. we're talking about something that has to do with racism and that injures african-americans of all economic classes. >> so i want you to, professor katznelson, frame this historically fo
in the contest of upper mobility, barack and michelle obama have won, but they have won by being twice as good and enduring twice as much. whatever the obama children achieve, it will be evidence of their family's singular perseverance, not of broad equality. and yet, president obama in many ways is seen as a down payment on a form of reparation that already exists. >> i think people confuse individual achievement with racist inequality and those are two different things. it was great...
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. >> you know michelle malkin breaks this down interesting piece hot air the problem with kidney dialysis. getting old broken down kidney dialysis machines and they can't even get them up and running and yet brand kidney dialysis machines being brought in for care. >> this is one of these examples we have got to do something about this. good people in congress. we have got to do something about this. we have been saying we have got to do something about this with the veterans administration for years, decades and now it's going to take something like, this people dying to get something done. let's help. ridiculous. >> these men and women are putting themselves on the line for us and fighting for our freedoms and treated like this when they come home. condition contrast that with illegal immigrants that shouldn't be here in the first place. >> last year 36,000 convicted illegal immigrants, this is people from kidnappers and people who have been convicted of sexual assault and rapes and all these awful things, they are released and yet we have got this marine, too, who is in mexico who we c
. >> you know michelle malkin breaks this down interesting piece hot air the problem with kidney dialysis. getting old broken down kidney dialysis machines and they can't even get them up and running and yet brand kidney dialysis machines being brought in for care. >> this is one of these examples we have got to do something about this. good people in congress. we have got to do something about this. we have been saying we have got to do something about this with the veterans...
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did this happen at michelle obama? >> i waved to her, but the lights were really dark in the audience where we were. so she was waving back at me and she saw it was me, and wished she hadn't. >> the unintentional overshot handshake when you are trying to make it and it turns into a wrist shake? >> can i point out, these are horrifying problems that we have in the west? i would like to offer a similar list of awkward moments beset by countries inhabited by radical islamists, for example, getting executed for being gay, getting killed for being christian, being murdered for sex outside of marriage and being beheaded for having a head. >> okay. >> those are the most awkward moments in radical islam. >> brought to you -- >> buzz feed has edited those out. greg, let's stay with you. hugging someone of a vastly different height with uncertain arm placement. >> that has happened to me all my life. i've learned to accept it. i've enjoyed the smell of a belt buckle. >> what about this, bob, the denied vastly different hug that
did this happen at michelle obama? >> i waved to her, but the lights were really dark in the audience where we were. so she was waving back at me and she saw it was me, and wished she hadn't. >> the unintentional overshot handshake when you are trying to make it and it turns into a wrist shake? >> can i point out, these are horrifying problems that we have in the west? i would like to offer a similar list of awkward moments beset by countries inhabited by radical islamists,...
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always is jerry was saying waiting for that next buzz to happen we have some social media questions michel more ahead on twitter wants to know what happens to the frontal lobe during adolescence stuff too small of you know the frontal lobe is actually developing during adolescence from birth through out the lessons. there's a process called pruning wherein sixty percent of the neural connections are pruned away so the idea of use it or lose it is probably more important when we're young then when we're older bryson now it's facebook. and we store all the information we see in our minds now in fact our minds sort of filter things out so that we are only paying attention to what we think is the most important thing so two people can look at exactly the same event and come away with different ideas on what happened amanda mensa ensiferum i've had anxiety for eighteen years now been on every sort of medication it either stops working or doesn't work at all is ever going to be a test to tell which bed is the right for which person well that's why we do imaging i mean psych how would you ever kn
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in fact, today georgia senate county michelle nunn became the latest democratic to call for shinseki's resignation. she follows former governor and gubernatorial candidate krist and allison lundgren-grimes in kentucky, making at least three key 2014 hopefuls who are distancing themselves from shinseki. while republicans so far aren't speaking with one voice on whether the shinseki -- whether the secretary should stay or something, that doesn't mean they can use the scandal as a back door to bring up some of the more preferred targets. case in point, obama care. sflool waiting lists are inherent to government medicine. they really need to explain not only the problem in the v.a. system, but is this going to happen to the rest of us when the government takes over medicine in america? >> steven, the democratic congressman from nevada. let's start with that. is there any ekwifl ens whatsoever between what's happening in the veterans administration and the administration of the affordable care act in your view? >> no. what's happening with the veterans administration is wrong. there clearly
in fact, today georgia senate county michelle nunn became the latest democratic to call for shinseki's resignation. she follows former governor and gubernatorial candidate krist and allison lundgren-grimes in kentucky, making at least three key 2014 hopefuls who are distancing themselves from shinseki. while republicans so far aren't speaking with one voice on whether the shinseki -- whether the secretary should stay or something, that doesn't mean they can use the scandal as a back door to...
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but michelle retired those jeans quite a while back. >> is he talking about mom jeans? that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. someone who doesn't wear mom jeans is kevin, reporter for the hill. >> good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday to you. federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes and that includes 4.9% of all house employees and 3.2% of senate workers. what kind of message is washington sending to the american public with this kind of record? >> not a good message. and of course this is coming right during the height of continuing investigations into the irs scandal which republicans love to pounce on. and just last night, actually, irs officials saying they're going to be reworking a tax-exempt code that had drawn criticism from the left and the right. bottom line is outside of washington, people are going to look at this and it's just another reason to be frustrated with our irs officials. >> yeah. people are going to look at this next story with an interesting eye, because yesterday we reported wyoming and utah want to bring backfiring squad
but michelle retired those jeans quite a while back. >> is he talking about mom jeans? that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. someone who doesn't wear mom jeans is kevin, reporter for the hill. >> good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday to you. federal employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes and that includes 4.9% of all house employees and 3.2% of senate workers. what kind of message is washington sending to the american public with this kind of record? >>...
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something out of its parentheses isn't going to throw anybody off no offense but you do realize that michele bachmann isn't just some obscure politician that no one's heard of she's kind of a big deal homegirl ran for president and if you steal her words the internet will take note you can't just read someone else's policies decide you like them and then use them without bothering to give them any credit or wake up call america we need a leader not a reader we're back with meghan mccain he's no interactive showed take part live airs on pivot t.v. weeknights at ten eastern seven pacific by the way meghan knows nothing about this but her father senator john mccain sent us these comments when he learned that meghan would be with us today let us watch together. megan i understand you're hanging out with larry king tonight he's going to talk to you about your new show congratulations on by the way a show gazers like larry and me we can learn a lot from you know i certainly have not everything do i agree with but we learn a lot have fun on the show i love the old geezer here he calls his he's been
something out of its parentheses isn't going to throw anybody off no offense but you do realize that michele bachmann isn't just some obscure politician that no one's heard of she's kind of a big deal homegirl ran for president and if you steal her words the internet will take note you can't just read someone else's policies decide you like them and then use them without bothering to give them any credit or wake up call america we need a leader not a reader we're back with meghan mccain he's no...
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this woman, michelle pool, a diabetic, 60 years of age, had a hip replacement, purchased the plan only to find that the insurer was mistaken. the doctor wasn't included. so her 352-dollar a month gold plan was cheaper than what she paid under her husband's insurance, and it seemed like a good deal because of her numerous preexisting conditions. madam president, i understand preexisting conditions as the husband of a woman who has been through breast cancer treatment. so this goes on to say after her insurance card came in the mail, the vista, california, resident learned her doctor wasn't taking her new insurance. this woman says it's not fun when you have had a doctor for years and years that you can confide in and he knows you. she said i'm extremely discouraged, i'm stuck. this is an american who is stuck and hurt by the health care law. it goes on to say the dilemma undercuts president obama -- this is an associated press article -- the dilemma undercuts president obama's 2009 pledge that if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. period. the president said period. but one
this woman, michelle pool, a diabetic, 60 years of age, had a hip replacement, purchased the plan only to find that the insurer was mistaken. the doctor wasn't included. so her 352-dollar a month gold plan was cheaper than what she paid under her husband's insurance, and it seemed like a good deal because of her numerous preexisting conditions. madam president, i understand preexisting conditions as the husband of a woman who has been through breast cancer treatment. so this goes on to say...
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along with michelle and joe and jill biden joining forces we have helped thousands of veterans find a job. more veterans are finding work and veterans' unemployment, although still way too high, is coming down. the point is caring for our veterans is not an issue that popped up in recent weeks. some of the problems with respect to how veterans are able to access the benefits that they have earned, that's not a new issue. that's an issue i was working on when i was running for the united states senate. taking care of our veterans and their families has been one of the causes of my presidency, and it is something that all of us have to be involved with and had to be paying attention . to we ended the war in iraq, and as our war in afghanistan ends and as our newest veterans are coming home, the demands on the v.a. are going to grow. so we are going to have to redouble our efforts to get it right as a nation. and we have to be honest that there are and will continue to be areas where we've got to do a lot better. so today i want every veteran to know we are going to fix whatever is wrong
along with michelle and joe and jill biden joining forces we have helped thousands of veterans find a job. more veterans are finding work and veterans' unemployment, although still way too high, is coming down. the point is caring for our veterans is not an issue that popped up in recent weeks. some of the problems with respect to how veterans are able to access the benefits that they have earned, that's not a new issue. that's an issue i was working on when i was running for the united states...
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michele nunn, she's sam nunn's daughter. as scrutiny shifts to her she's not having a great outing. >> you had a great outing. thanks for being here. >> you bet. >>> we got team coverage tonight of tonight's mid-term primaries. we're standing by to bring us the fallout from the kentucky race results. we're keeping a close eye on the battle in georgia. and we go an unusual showdown in one pennsylvania congressional district. a pro-life democrat is take on three other candidates for a shot in november. shannon. >> reporter: democrats battling for the primary win in pennsylvania's 13th congressional district sparked this question. is there room for a candidate that backs limits on abortion in the democrat party. boyle has been criticized by pro-life and pro-choice. he supports planned parenthood but is taking heat for supporting law that doctors have admitting privileges in hospitals within 30 miles. the measures have found plenty support in pennsylvania in the wake of multiple murder convictions for a philadelphia doctor. but
michele nunn, she's sam nunn's daughter. as scrutiny shifts to her she's not having a great outing. >> you had a great outing. thanks for being here. >> you bet. >>> we got team coverage tonight of tonight's mid-term primaries. we're standing by to bring us the fallout from the kentucky race results. we're keeping a close eye on the battle in georgia. and we go an unusual showdown in one pennsylvania congressional district. a pro-life democrat is take on three other...
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a year ago when we at "emily's listing" supported michelle nunn for a long time and when i talked about the cast of characters runs in the republican primary and the moderate i was talking to would go -- what about jakingston? what happened during the primary is jack kingston has moved so far to the right he came out and said that poor kids ought to sweep the floor before they get their free school lunch so they learn there's no such thing as a free lnch. the moderates have had to move or have wanted to move all along or whatever it is, they are now so far to the right that there's no way to get farther to the right. and georgia doesn't end tonight. we just figure out he's in a runoff tonight. they'll spent another couple of months to figure out where on the right they can position themselves farthest. >> remember when -- i should make tee-shirts -- the etch a sketch moment. mitt romney said this horrible thing and that's what republican candidates who moved to the right are hoping to do. look no further than north carolina where you have someone like tom tillis responsible for all the
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michael and michelle and they have together four grandchildren, william, madison, cameron and any kayla. bill -- and mikayla. bill is part of the church in wilson where he leads their powerful gospel choir. i ask my colleagues to join me in showing our heart felt congratulations to a great north carolinian to a great american, mr. william earl "bill" meyers. i thank you, mr. speaker, for yielding time. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, r. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i rise as a proud co-sponsor of h.r. 3116, the modern cures act. a.l.s., also known as lou gehrig's disease is a progressive, fatal neuromuse could you lahr disorder often resulting in paralysis. as a former rehabilitation therapist and manager, i witnessed firsthand the devastating impact that this disease takes of individual lives and family members. a life expectancy after diagnosis of a.l.s. is an average of two to five years. veterans are twice as likery to experience -- likely t
michael and michelle and they have together four grandchildren, william, madison, cameron and any kayla. bill -- and mikayla. bill is part of the church in wilson where he leads their powerful gospel choir. i ask my colleagues to join me in showing our heart felt congratulations to a great north carolinian to a great american, mr. william earl "bill" meyers. i thank you, mr. speaker, for yielding time. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair...
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if no one gets the majority it will take a run-off to decide who will face democrats, michelle nunn, in the fall. in kentucky, incumbent republican leader mitch mcconnell leads the polls against matt bevin, he was caught giving a speech at a cock fighting rally. in pennsylvania, idaho, and oregon, also hosting primaries today. >>> tensions mounting between the u.s. and china over unprecedented cyber spying. charges that china summoning the u.s. ambassador to complain about it. five chinese military officials working from shanghai, they are accused of stealing information like product designs and confidential legal strategies to give chinese companies the advantage, kofgs -- costing jobs in the u.s. the victim's, six pittsburgh-based companies. >> finally, it is a race to the top at the naval academy in annapolis, maryland. the class of 2017 taking part in a 50-year-old tradition known as herdon monument climb. students build a human pyramid tall enough to reach a dixie cup at the top and replace it with an official navy cup. it symbolizes students moving up from first year students t
if no one gets the majority it will take a run-off to decide who will face democrats, michelle nunn, in the fall. in kentucky, incumbent republican leader mitch mcconnell leads the polls against matt bevin, he was caught giving a speech at a cock fighting rally. in pennsylvania, idaho, and oregon, also hosting primaries today. >>> tensions mounting between the u.s. and china over unprecedented cyber spying. charges that china summoning the u.s. ambassador to complain about it. five...
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michelle nun matches up against any challenger right now. she's also in a close race. and my home state of pennsylvania, democrats are looking to defeat the very vulnerable governor, tom corbett. democrats will decide who leads that charge. chelsea clinton's mother-in-law could push her to victory in the house seat being vacated by allison schwartz who's running for governor. those are the big matchup. all the analysis and victory speeches. i love them. especially the concession speeches, they're always the best. tomorrow night first on "hardball" at 7:00 eastern live, and then our special coverage live at 10:00 all on msnbc. david corn is an expert on everything. he's a washington bureau chief for mother jones. and ken voe gel is with politico. ken, you're a philly guy. i want to start with mitch mcconnell. believe it or not, mitch mcconnell represents center right, as much as democrats don't like him, liberals mistrust him, they think he's been around too long. he's up against a guy named matt bevin out there. >> he was a great tea hope and so far it appears as if he
michelle nun matches up against any challenger right now. she's also in a close race. and my home state of pennsylvania, democrats are looking to defeat the very vulnerable governor, tom corbett. democrats will decide who leads that charge. chelsea clinton's mother-in-law could push her to victory in the house seat being vacated by allison schwartz who's running for governor. those are the big matchup. all the analysis and victory speeches. i love them. especially the concession speeches,...
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. >> and the key, thes are person she would be running against is most likely michelle nunn. >> former-- she is a democrat and the daughter of the former senator sam nunn. so you could potentially have two women squaring off against each other in that race. >> let's go to kentucky. >> so in kentucky alison grimes is witting in the wings against each mitchman con el or matt bevin. mccon sell expected to breeze past bev nin this race. of course mccon sell trying to become the majority leader, now he is minority leader. and alison grimes tied in most polls here. and she could be the first woman senator from ken you mentioned oregon. i want to skip ahead to the endangered democratic incumbents. in this case we're talking about women. north carolina, louisiana and new hampshire. >> that say big reason why democrats are so needing to push a lot of the issues related to women in particular because they have im-- women are really ree-- key here whether it is michelle nunn or alison grimes trying to win to take over a republican seat n new hampshire jean shaheen against scott brown. in north ca
. >> and the key, thes are person she would be running against is most likely michelle nunn. >> former-- she is a democrat and the daughter of the former senator sam nunn. so you could potentially have two women squaring off against each other in that race. >> let's go to kentucky. >> so in kentucky alison grimes is witting in the wings against each mitchman con el or matt bevin. mccon sell expected to breeze past bev nin this race. of course mccon sell trying to become...
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michelle obama has been very involved with veterans families. you think when this comes across your desk you want to make immediate action on it. it is doable. it is absolutely doable. you have gone to far to say there is criminal activity. what do you mean by that? >> incompetence means there is long wait list and don't know how our hands around it. this is great example of single-payer if we go the larger way on the health system. criminality is the i'm more interested in protecting my bonus and my job than those that protect our great veteran. as a veteran grandson of a guy that fought in world war ii, that angers me. if you go i'm more concerned about my job than the health care of these veterans. that is not incompetence. that is criminal neglect. i think it is serious we get to the bottom of it. find out who made the calls. they don't get suspended or fired. they get thrown in jail and prosecuted. >> quick question. eric shinseki, does he go. >> i resisted calling for it for a year but now's the time. martha: congressman kinzinger, thank y
michelle obama has been very involved with veterans families. you think when this comes across your desk you want to make immediate action on it. it is doable. it is absolutely doable. you have gone to far to say there is criminal activity. what do you mean by that? >> incompetence means there is long wait list and don't know how our hands around it. this is great example of single-payer if we go the larger way on the health system. criminality is the i'm more interested in protecting my...
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first lady michelle obama pushing for healthy options in caf tearias. >> i see most throw away the healthy foods. >>> the district leading the charge says they are losing the battle and going broke whilst doing it. >>> the rocket's red glare and the skies over utah. this was not just a science experiment. why n.a.s.a. kept close tabs on the amateur astronauts. india's new prime minister elect riding a wave of popularity to victory. can he bring prosperity from his home state to a country of more than a billion people. al jazeera travels to the remote region where narendra modi began his rise to power. >>> the future of american space travel taking flight in utah. college students across the country testing prototypes for the new space launch system. that's the vehicle n.a.s.a. is designing to replace the retired space shuttle. >> all the work for this, i'm nervous too. >> come on, baby. [ cheering ] . >> safe recovery. we are tlal. >> the rockets carried pay loads selected by n.a.s.a. to simulate real-life cargo. teams were judged from a launch that reached a mile-high into the sky. winner
first lady michelle obama pushing for healthy options in caf tearias. >> i see most throw away the healthy foods. >>> the district leading the charge says they are losing the battle and going broke whilst doing it. >>> the rocket's red glare and the skies over utah. this was not just a science experiment. why n.a.s.a. kept close tabs on the amateur astronauts. india's new prime minister elect riding a wave of popularity to victory. can he bring prosperity from his home...
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last night, first lady michelle obama commemorated that anniversary by speaking to graduating high school seniors in topeka, kansas, the city where it all began. >> eventually these parents went to court to desegregate their children's schools because was one of the children later explained as an adult, she said, we were talking about the principle of the thing. think about that for a moment. those folks had to go all the way to the supreme court of the united states just to affirm the principle that black kids and white kids should be able to attend school together. >> to understand how the supreme court decided in a unanimous decision to end legal school segregation, first you need to meet the clarks, kenneth and his wife, mamie phipps. together in the 1940s, they devised a series of experiments to find out how young people were impacted by racial segregation. in the most famous known as the doll test, the clarks offered african-american children between the ages of 3 and 7 the choice between two dolls, a white doll and a brown doll. most of the children chose the white doll as the one
last night, first lady michelle obama commemorated that anniversary by speaking to graduating high school seniors in topeka, kansas, the city where it all began. >> eventually these parents went to court to desegregate their children's schools because was one of the children later explained as an adult, she said, we were talking about the principle of the thing. think about that for a moment. those folks had to go all the way to the supreme court of the united states just to affirm the...
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first lady michelle obama delivered a high school commencement address in topeka. she said some segregation remains. >> today by some measures, our schools are as segregated as they were back when dr. king gave his final speech. and as a result, many young people in america are going to school largely with kids who look just like them. and too often those schools aren't equal, especially ones attended by students of color which too often lag behind, with crumbling classrooms, and less experienced teachers. >> joining me now from connecticut, steve perry, who founded a charter school in one of the state's lowest performing school districts, and since 2006, the founding of the school has sent 100% of high school graduates to four year colleges. he has written several books, including "raggedy schools." good to see you. >> nice to see you, fredricka. >> how much of what the first lady said do you agree with, that there are still disparities and inequities? >> of course there are. we use the same methods to place children in school we did when we had the brown versus b
first lady michelle obama delivered a high school commencement address in topeka. she said some segregation remains. >> today by some measures, our schools are as segregated as they were back when dr. king gave his final speech. and as a result, many young people in america are going to school largely with kids who look just like them. and too often those schools aren't equal, especially ones attended by students of color which too often lag behind, with crumbling classrooms, and less...